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The LG G3 is fresh off of its announcement but already it's been torn apart and its insides splayed across a table for all to see courtesy of uBreakiFix. The main goal of tear downs of course is to see what the LG G3 is entirely made of and to help determine the level of repairability. In this case, uBreakiFix took the time to highlight what makes it all tick and gave the LG G3 an 8 out of 10...

If you're looking to pick up a Fatboy Qi charging pillow on the cheap and live in an area which AT&T will ship to, you're in luck. In addition to their $5 deal on the Nokia DT-900 Qi charging plate, AT&T has now added the Fatboy Qi charging pillow to the mix and are also offering it for only $5.

The Incipio NGP Impact Resistant case for the Galaxy S5 is a nice hefty case to keep your new phone protected, and we want to give one away so we can save one more phone from taking a nasty spill on the sidewalk. The case is on sale from ShopAndroid, of course, but we also want to give one away to a lucky reader. All you have to do to win is drop a single comment below this post, and keep an...

Holy cow. It's podcast time already. And for a holiday week, we had a whole lot going on. Consider: The LG G3 event on Tuesday. AT&T unveiled the PadFone X, and we got a look at it. Google's made its own prototype self-driving car — sans pedals or steering wheel. We reviewed the Playboy Android app.
And that's just going to be the first half of the show.
So come join us this afternoon at...

The month of June is all about getting #MobileFit. We have a lot of great content lined up across iMore, Android Central, CrackBerry, Windows Phone Central and Connectedly that will highlight the intersection of fitness and mobile technology. There's also going to be a lot of fun had by everyone involved. We also invite those of you with a Fitbit activity tracker to join our community challenge...

When we last left the Reading Rainbow Kickstarter campaign two days ago, it was well on its way to reaching its $1 million goal. As we all know, it hit that goal in about 11 hours, and it's now closing in on $3 million, with still more than a month to go.
A couple of updates to point out, however: In a Reddit AMA, LeVar Burton reiterated that Reading Rainbow is coming to Android. And he said...

The Galaxy S5 Mini has yet to be announced, however it still received a quick mention in today's update of NNL Fingerprint Passport in the Samsung Apps store. As noted within the "What's new", the app Added support for screen rotation and S5 mini.

Google's Motorola handset unit will apparently soon be closing down their factory in Fort Worth Texas. The factory has only been open since May of 2013 and currently employs around 700 workers. At its high, the factory employed around 3,800, mostly through contract manufacturer Flextronics International Ltd. The factory is expected to close by the end of this year, according to The Wall Street...

As more and more big names get into the wearables space, it seems that no one wants to be left behind. We just recently heard more rumors of Microsoft getting into the smartwatch game joining the likes of Motorola, LG and Samsung. Now it looks like HTC may be developing their own smartwatch as well, dubbed One Wear.

What Extreme Power Saving Mode is and how it can help you make the most of your HTC One M8's battery life
The HTC One M8 may have more than average battery life for a smartphone of its size, but that doesn't mean we won't run into situations where we can't get to a charger and we're running low on battery life. For that, there's Extreme Power Saving Mode. This feature can help you conserve as...

An in-depth look at LG's new flagship smartphone
With the LG G3 all official, announced and in our hands, it's time to take an in-depth look at this new 5.5-inch, "Quad HD" device in our latest video walkthrough. A quick recap — the G3 boasts an enormous 2560x1440 resolution display, a new textured back panel designed to be less fingerprinty, 2 or 3GB of RAM (and 16 or 32GB of storage with it...

The Samsung Galaxy S5 is now available from Rogers in "copper gold" and "electric blue" colors. The S5 was previously available from the Canadian carrier only in it's black and white variants. The phone will still set you back $249.99 on a new two-year plan. Customers looking for a smartwatch can still get the Samsung Gear 2 Neo for just $49.99 when they purchase an S5 with a two-year contract...

This LG Nexus 5 flip case is a combination of an Italian polyurethane and a cloth-like texture to provide some impact protection while giving your device a snazzy look. What's more is you even have a slot for credit cards on the backside of the front cover. Did this LG Nexus 5 flip case just turn into your new wallet too? Yep.
The Seidio LEDGER Flip Case is available for just $21.95, 45% off...

As we expected, Oppo today has officially unveiled the N1 Mini. The Mini is sporting a 5-inch screen, 720p HD display and running on Color OS 1.4. It does have LTE bands as well, along with a beefy 13MP camera. No other details were given as far as internal hardware, but Oppo is holding an event on June 10th where we should get all the goods.

A supposed Sprint version of the HTC Desire 816 seems to have popped up at the FCC, indicating that the device may soon make its U.S. debut. The device has appeared at the FCC under model name 0P9C300, with a sketch highly reminiscent of the Desire 816. It's a CDMA phone with support for LTE bands 25, 26, and 41, indicating compatibility with Sprint's Spark network.

We're back at it with another day's highlights of Android apps on sale. We're leading the way with Go Launcher Prime, which is free for a couple days in honor of the release of Go Launcher 5. (Keep on reading for details.)
We're throwing some devices and accessories into the mix as well, so be sure to check back early and often.
And as always, if you spot something that's worthy of a mention...

Samsung has finally pushed the green light on rolling out its own operating system, Tizen on its Android-based smartwatches. An update for the original Galaxy Gear is currently under way, which will bring hardware over to Tizen from Android. While consumers won't notice any substantial visual alterations, a fair few under-the-hood improvements are included in the switch.

The HTC One Mini 2 is now available for purchase on UK mobile operator Three. Priced at £31 a month with an upfront fee of £19.66, the Android-powered handset is a great choice for consumers who are looking for a smartphone with strong functionality in a tight package. If you'd rather purchase the HTC One Mini 2 outright, the full price is £399.

Samsung's half-phone, half-camera hybrid the Galaxy K Zoom will go on sale in the UK tomorrow, Saturday May 31. The initial launch will take place at Samsung's own network of 'experience stores' across the country, as well as Carphone Warehouse outlets. There's no word on wider availability just yet.

The Samsung Galaxy S5 Active has leaked many times but now the device has gone official on AT&T. Running a 2.5GHz quad-core processor and using Android 4.4 Kit Kat on a 5.1-inch Super AMOLED display with a 16MP camera, AT&T is releasing three colored variations in total. Camo Green, Titanium Gray and and Ruby Red. Keeping up with the previous Active devices the device is also shock...